"We knew coming in that we'd have to limit [Harford Tech center] Isaiah Gills," Fallston head coach Tim Lacock said after the game. "He's very tough on the boards, and that's where he scores most of his points, so we tried to keep someone on him most of the game. We held him to under 10 points, so I think we did a pretty good job. We got into foul trouble late in the game, with three or four guys who all had four fouls, so everyone had to chip in four us to win tonight."

The sixth-seeded Cougars led, 22-16, at the halftime break.

Wyatt Alexander scored a game-high 20 points in the victory, while teammate Ben Lodanski had 10 points and 12 rebounds.

"Ben was a big part of the win tonight," Lacock said. "He came up with a lot of rebounds."

Fallston's Jordan Greenwood had nine points.

Gills scored nine points and pulled down a game-best 16 rebounds, while Harford Tech's Fred Gordon had 11 points and five steals. Hunter Norcross had nine points in the loss.

The victory earned the Mariners a spot in Thursday's sectional semifinal round, in which they hosted the winner of fourth-seeded Rising Sun.

Leading the way for the Mariners was Khalil Gore, who had 19 points and 10 rebounds. Joppatowne's Jermaine Head Jr. came through with 16 points, five assists and four steals, while teammate Markell Huggins had 14 points, eight rebounds, three assists and five steals. Matthew Jones had seven points, four assists and four steals in the win.

HdG extends season

Playing eighth-seeded host Friendship Academy in the opening round of the 1A North regional tournament on Tuesday, the ninth-seeded Havre de Grace Warriors extended their season by at least one game with a 65-60 victory.

In the second round of the 1A North tournament, which was scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, the Warriors traveled to play top-seeded New Town

Leading the Warriors on Tuesday was Lavell McCullers, who posted a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds. McCullers also dished out seven assists.

Eagles edge Towson

The Aberdeen Eagles, who saw their seeding in the 3A North tournament drop from a potential top four down to 11th after they had to forfeit 15 regular-season games for using an ineligible player, seemed to have put the scandal behind them on Tuesday, as they held on to beat sixth-seeded host Towson, 51-47.

Aberdeen led, 27-25, at halftime.

Darryn Garner led the Eagles in scoring with 15 points, while Eric Briggs contributed 14 points to the winning tally. Anthony Bennet had nine points in the victory, and Aberdeen's Maurice Harris netted eight points.

Harris pulled down a team-best seven rebounds, and Garner paced the Eagles in assists with five.

The victory earned Aberdeen a spot in Thursday's quarterfinal round, in which they were slated to play a 6 p.m. road contest with 14th-seeded Hereford.

CMW out

The fourth-seeded C. Milton Wright Mustangs were knocked out of the Class 3A North tournament by a 64-50, home-court loss to 13th seed Woodlawn.

CMW's Mychal Stefanides had a team-high 21 points, picked off three steals and led the Mustangs in rebounds with five. Will Hazelton netted 14 points in the loss, while Corey Bays had nine points and a team-best four assists. Jamal Worthington scored five points and had three steals for the Mustangs.

North Harford done

The 15th-seeded North Harford Hawks were eliminated from the Class 3A North tournament, losing 55-24 to second-seeded host City High School.

Brock Hurley accounted for all but seven of the Hawks' points, ending the game with 17 tallies.

North Harford trailed, 29-4, at halftime.

Bel Air eliminated

The third-seeded Bel Air Bobcats saw their season come to a close on Tuesday night, as they were topped in the opening round of the 3A North tournament, 52-44, by visiting 14 seed Hereford.

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